Are we accidentally making OT look like a one-visit service? When I talk to OTs wanting to expand their community work into dementia, low vision, palliative care, restorative care and positive behavioural support - the same problem keeps coming up: How do we get care partners and case managers to see the value of OT beyond a one-off assessment and equipment recommendation? A recent survey I sent to OTs attending our dementia session reinforced this. One OT wrote: "Buy in from

I've been thinking a lot lately about the labels we use in occupational therapy. "The all-rounder." "The generalist." "The community OT." They're terms I don't particularly like. Not because they're inaccurate, but because they underestimate what community Occupational Therapists actually do. To me, community OTs aren't generalists. We're integrators. We're often the only health professional who has the opportunity to step back and see the whole picture. We walk into someone'

If you asked most community Occupational Therapists whether they work in continence care, many would probably say no. Yet ask the same OT, whether they assess toileting, falls risk, bathroom access, mobility, transfers, cognition, dressing, routines, environmental barriers, assistive technology, caregiver education or home modifications, and the answer would almost certainly be yes. We are already working in continence care, we just don't call it that. The harsh reality of th